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91331

Pacoima, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
97,608
Median household income
$84,227
People below poverty
16.2%
Median home value
$633,200

Income

The median income of households in 91331 was $84,227. An estimated 5.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3
$15,000 to $24,999 5
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.2
$50,000 to $74,999 15.3
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1
$100,000 to $149,999 21.3
$150,000 to $199,999 10
$200,000 or more 10.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46558
Female 42249

An estimated 86.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,234. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.9
Social Security 32.2
Retirement income 14
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.9
Cash public assistance income 5.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.8

In 2020-2024, 22.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 91331 in 2020-2024, 91.4% had health insurance coverage and 8.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45.6% and public coverage was 50.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.7%.


In 2020-2024, 91331 had a total population of 97,608 - 47,507 (48.7%) females and 50,101 (51.3%) males. The median age was 35.4 years. An estimated 23.7% of the population was under 18 years, 35.6% was 19 to 44 years, 25% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 91331 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2783 2674
5 to 9 3091 2386
10 to 14 3974 3350
15 to 19 4002 3539
20 to 24 3713 3507
25 to 29 3649 3729
30 to 34 4296 3559
35 to 39 3141 3081
40 to 44 3095 3007
45 to 49 3400 3451
50 to 54 3897 3066
55 to 59 2897 2995
60 to 64 2552 2176
65 to 69 2239 2441
70 to 74 1292 1599
75 to 79 1120 1431
80 to 84 572 802
85 and over 388 714

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 11.8% were White; 1.9% were Black or African American; 0.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.7% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 41.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 88.3% of the people in 91331 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 3.8% of the people in 91331 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 23,227 households in 91331. The average household size was 4.17 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.7% of the households in 91331 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24% of all households, while 16.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 13.5% of all households.

In 91331, 45.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.7
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.5% of males and 40.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.4 41.2
Now married, except separated 42.5 40.6
Separated 2.4 3.8
Widowed 1.7 6.8
Divorced 5 7.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 91331, 5,515 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 18.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 56.8% of the people living in 91331 were U.S. natives. 51.6% of the 91331 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 43.2% of 91331 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 85.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 91331 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 91331.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 89.6
Asia 9.7
Europe 0.4
Africa 0.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 91331 in 2020-2024, 82.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 77.5% of people at least five years old; 35.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 77.5
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.5
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 91331 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.3
Different house, same county 2.7
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 58 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 42% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 91331 was 25,721 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,005 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 17,861. College or graduate school enrollment was 6,855.

Educational Attainment of People in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 42
High school diploma or equivalency 26.9
Some college, no degree 15.7
Associate's degree 4.3
Bachelor's degree 8.4
Graduate or professional degree 2.6

Disability

In 91331, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 91331, 58.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 35,208 77.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,040 11.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 4,951 10.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 91331 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 12.6
Manufacturing 10.9
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.8
Information 2.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.5
Other Services, except public administration 6.8
Public administration 2.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 91331 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,585 21.2
Service occupations 10,232 22.6
Sales and office occupations 9,528 21
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 7,419 16.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 8,531 18.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75% of 91331 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.6
Walked 1
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 6.8

In 2020-2024, 91331 had a total of 24,025 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 20.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 20.6
Mobile homes 2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 91331 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 65.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 91331 had 23,227 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 798 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 62.4% while renters occupied 37.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 4.38 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.8.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.6% and another 44.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 91331:

House Heating Fuel Used in 91331 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 59.9
Electricity 30.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 3
No fuel used 6.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 91331 was $633,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.7 % had a mortgage. 32.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,659 and for owners without a mortgage it was $868.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 91331 was $1,844. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.